1818 Chouteau Avenue St. Louis, Missouri 63103 (314) 444-4364 FAX (314) 444-4365 2019 Weekly Report Contact: Cody Bush Week 7: Games of Oct. 12 CURRENT STANDINGS PFL OVERALL Team W-L PCT PF PA H A STR W-L PCT PF PA H A STR WEEK 6 RESULT Drake 2-0 1.000 76 23 1-0 1-0 W3 2-3 .400 100 118 1-1 1-2 W2 W, 35-6 vs. Valparaiso Davidson 1-0 1.000 42 31 0-0 1-0 W2 4-1 .800 184 89 3-0 1-1 W1 W, 42-31 at Morehead State Dayton 1-0 1.000 56 28 1-0 0-0 W4 3-1 .750 163 129 1-1 2-0 W1 W, 56-28 vs. Jacksonville San Diego 1-0 1.000 31 7 1-0 0-0 W30 2-2 .500 131 120 2-1 0-1 W2 W, 31-7 vs. Marist Stetson 2-1 .667 53 53 1-0 0-1 W1 4-1 .800 225 115 4-0 0-1 W3 W, 30-27 vs. Butler Marist 1-2 .333 50 95 1-1 0-1 L2 1-4 .200 60 159 1-2 0-2 L3 L, 7-31 at San Diego Butler 0-1 .000 27 30 0-0 0-1 L1 1-4 .200 88 180 1-1 0-3 L3 L, 27-30 at Stetson Jacksonville 0-1 .000 28 56 0-0 0-1 L3 2-3 .400 125 177 1-1 1-2 L1 L, 28-56 at Dayton Morehead State 0-1 .000 31 42 0-1 0-0 L5 2-3 .400 169 184 2-1 0-1 L3 L, 31-42 vs. Davidson Valparaiso 0-1 .000 6 35 0-0 0-1 L2 0-5 .000 46 187 0-2 0-3 L5 L, 6-35 at Drake Teams are sorted by PFL win percentage, league wins then, if tied, alphabetical order. PFL tiebreaker only is used in a tie for first place to determine the league’s automatic qualifier. AHEAD IN WEEK 7 Drake at Butler, 1 p.m. Broadcast: YouTube.com Location: Indianapolis, Indiana Stadium: Sellick Bowl Series: DRA leads, 19-8-1 Streak: DRA, three wins Previously: Drake def. Butler, 36-6 (2018) San Diego at Davidson, 1 p.m. Broadcast: DavidsonWildcats.com Location: Davidson, North Carolina Stadium: Richardson Stadium Series: SAN leads, 12-2 Streak: SAN, seven wins Previously: San Diego def. Davidson, 56-52 (2018) Morehead State at Jacksonville, 1 p.m. Broadcast: ESPN+ Location: Jacksonville, Florida Stadium: D.B. Milne Field Series: JAC leads, 12-4 Streak: JAC, 11 wins Previously: Jacksonville def. Morehead State, 61-49 (2018) Dayton at Valparaiso, 2 p.m. Broadcast: ESPN+ Location: Valparaiso, Indiana Stadium: Brown Field Series: DAY leads, 25-3 Streak: DAY, one win Previously: Dayton def. Valparaiso, 53-20 (2018) Off Week: Marist, Stetson THE PIONEER FOOTBALL LEAGUE A DIVISION I FCS CONFERENCE 2019 PIONEER FOOTBALL LEAGUE WEEKLY REPORT PLAYERS OF THE WEEK Adam Trautman Cassius Johnson Jonny Messina OFFENSIVE DEFENSIVE SPECIAL TEAMS Adam Trautman, Dayton Cassius Johnson, San Diego Jonny Messina, Stetson Senior (RS) | Tight End Junior | Cornerback Junior | Kicker Williamsburg, Michigan Greenwich, Connecticut Orlando, Florida Trautman caught just six passes, but four of Johnson led the PFL in Week 6 with four pass- Messina’s 27-yard field goal as time expired those went for touchdowns as Dayton downed es defended, including two interceptions, as lifted Stetson to a 30-27 PFL victory against Jacksonville, 56-28, Saturday. He set Dayton’s San Diego defeated Marist, 31-7, Saturday. Butler, Saturday. He was responsible for 12 single-game touchdown reception mark and His two interceptions came in the second points in the win, connecting on each of his the Flyers career receptions mark (139) in the half, the first coming at the San Diego 35-yard three field goals and three PATs. Messina con- win. Each of his four touchdown receptions line near the end of the third quarter. Johnson nected on field goals of 20, 18 and 27 yards came in the first half as Dayton raced out to a then picked off his second pass on Marist’s on the day as he became Stetson’s career 21-point lead. The Flyers then turned to their next drive of the game, setting up San Diego scoring leader. It was Messina’s second ca- run game the rest of the way and Trautman on the Marist 39-yard line which led to a To- reer game-winning field goal as time expired, was part of an offensive line that aided the reros field goal. He also had three tackles (all each has provided the Hatters their first pro- Flyers run game in posting 7.6 yards per carry. solo). gram victory against their opponent: Jackson- He finished the game with six receptions for ville in 2018 and Butler in 2019. 107 yards. OTHER TOP PERFORMANCES (IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER) • JACK COOK (Sr., QB, DAY) – Set Dayton record with six TD throws, finishing with 198 yards on 13 pass completions (16 attempts) in win against Jacksonville. • WESLEY DUGGER (Jr. RB, DAV) – Notched 11th 100-yard career rushing performance with 134 yards on 15 carries and ran for four TDs in win at Morehead State. • BRANDON EASTERLING (Jr. SAF, DAY) – Led all PFL defenders in Week 6 with 16 tackles (8 solo) and also recovered a fumble in win at Jacksonville. • IAN HOLDER (So., SLOT, MOR) – Had a 91-yard kickoff return for a touchdown and averaged 37.2 yards on five kick returns in loss to Davidson. • DIMITRIOUS LATSONAS (Sr., K, VAL) – Hit field goals of 46 and 41 yards for Valparaiso’s only points in loss at Drake. • DREW LAUER (RSr., HB, DRA) – Ran for two TDs and 77 yards in three quarters of action in win against Valparaiso. • CADEN MEIS (Fr., RB, DRA) – Had two TDs, on as a runner and another as a receiver, and team-best 101 all-purpose yards as Drake downed Valparaiso. • LUKE SENNETT (Sr., SAF, BUT) – Led Butler with 14 tackles (six solo) and had an interception in loss at Stetson. • REID SINNETT (RSr., QB, SAN) – Threw for 341 yards (third 300-yard passing effort of 2019) and three TDs, completing 19-of-29 passes in win against Marist. • CALVIN TURNER JR. (Jr. QB, JAC) – Ran for all four Jacksonville TDs in loss to Dayton, his 169 rushing yards the most by a PFL runner in 2019. • NICK TURNER (RSr., LB, VAL) – Led all PFL defenders in Week 6 with 3½ tackles for loss, including a sack, as part of 10-tackle outing in loss at Drake. OTHER PLAYERS NOMINATED OFFENSIVE – Justin Jordan (Jr., WR, STE); Jalen Leary (Fr., RB, STE) DEFENSIVE – Justin Benvie (So., LB, MOR); Gavin Dineen (Sr., DT, DRA); Colby Duncan (Sr., LB, STE); Jaden Pask (Fr., SAF, DAV). SPECIAL TEAMS – Michael Armstead (Sr., WR, SAN); Kyle Butz (Sr., WR, DAY); Ross Kennedy (Sr., P, DRA); Sam Webster (Fr., K, DAY) PAGE 2 WWW.PIONEER-FOOTBALL.ORG 2019 PIONEER FOOTBALL LEAGUE WEEKLY REPORT TEAM-BY-TEAM CAPSULES BUTLER BULLDOGS DAVIDSON WILDCATS OVERALL: 1-4 PFL: 0-1 HOME: 1-1 AWAY: 0-3 OVERALL: 4-1 PFL: 1-0 HOME: 2-0 AWAY: 1-1 HOME FACILITY: SELLICK BOWL (6,500) HOME FACILITY: RICHARDSON STADIUM (4,500) Date [TM RANK] Opponent [RANK] W/L Score Attend Date [TM RANK] Opponent [RANK] W/L Score Attend A31 at North Dakota State [1/1] L 10-57 34544 A31 Georgetown W 27-20 5367 S07 Indiana Wesleyan W 30-27 5255 S07 Virginia Lynchburg W 45-7 4284 S14 Taylor L 14-17 3267 S14 West Virginia Wesleyan W 41-0 4311 S21 at Princeton L 7-49 10625 S21 at Campbell L 29-31 5393 O05 at Stetson L 27-30 1364 O05 at Morehead State W 42-31 4944 O12 Drake 1 p.m. O12 San Diego 1 p.m. O19 at Morehead State 2 p.m. O19 at Jacksonville 1 p.m. O26 Jacksonville 1 p.m. O26 Marist 1 p.m. N02 at Marist 12 p.m. N02 Valparaiso 1 p.m. N09 Davidson 12 p.m. N09 at Butler 12 p.m. N16 Valparaiso 12 p.m. N16 at Stetson 1 p.m. N23 at Dayton 1 p.m. N23 Drake 1 p.m. DAYTON FLYERS DRAKE BULLDOGS OVERALL: 3-1 PFL: 1-0 HOME: 1-1 AWAY: 1-0 OVERALL: 2-3 PFL: 2-0 HOME: 1-1 AWAY: 1-2 HOME FACILITY: WELCOME STADIUM (11,000) HOME FACILITY: DRAKE STADIUM (14,000) Date [TM RANK] Opponent [RANK] W/L Score Attend Date [TM RANK] Opponent [RANK] W/L Score Attend S07 at Indiana State [14/15] W 42-35 4950 A31 at North Dakota [RV/RV] L 7-47 8545 S14 at Robert Morris W 34-31 2533 S07 Truman State L 7-10 2529 S21 Duquesne L 31-35 4917 S14 at South Dakota State [3/3] L 10-38 11565 O05 Jacksonville W 56-28 2824 S28 at Marist W 41-17 3918 O12 at Valparaiso 2 p.m. O05 Valparaiso W 35-6 3060 O19 at Stetson 1 p.m. O12 at Butler 1 p.m. O26 San Diego 12 p.m. O26 Morehead State 2 p.m. N02 at Morehead State 1 p.m. N02 at San Diego 5 p.m. N09 Marist 1 p.m. N09 Jacksonville 12 p.m. N16 at Drake 2 p.m. N16 Dayton 2 p.m. N23 Butler 1 p.m.